BBC Local Live: Stoke & Staffordshire on Friday 22 July 2016

Summary

Man jailed after huge cocaine haul
Inquiry after hospital power failure caused major incident
Health commissioning body rated inadequate
Updates from Friday 22 July 2016

Live Reporting

Allen Cook

Weather: Stand by for a warm and muggy nightpublished at 17:13 British Summer Time 18 July 2016
BBC Weather
It looks like it's going to be a difficult night for sleeping - warm and muggy.
What are your tips for sleeping in a heatwave? If you want, check out this article from a couple of years ago when our colleagues looked at tips to tackle the issue.
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Latest: Emergency repairs ongoing on M6 lanes; man seriously hurt in crash; two arrests over 'fake' £20 notespublished at 17:05 British Summer Time 18 July 2016
Lee Thomas
Newsreader, BBC Radio Stoke
Here's the latest headlines we're looking at this evening:
- Several lanes on the M6 in Staffordshire are still shut, external, several hours after a diesel spillage, as highways bosses say they're working hard to make emergency repairs to the surface
- An elderly man's suffered serious chest injuries this afternoon in a two-car crash in Staffordshire, external
- Two men have been arrested on suspicion of fraud offences in the Staffordshire Moorlands after police say suspected forged £20 notes were spent, external
Football: Berahino to leave West Brom this summerpublished at 16:52 British Summer Time 18 July 2016
Pat Murphy
BBC Midlands football reporter
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This summer's Saido Berahino saga won't run as long as last summer's cliffhanger, but West Brom will want to line up at least two replacements before allowing the striker to leave after he turned down a new contract offer at the Hawthorns.
I understand Stoke, Watford and Crystal Palace are all in the market for Berahino, with Palace the most willing to fork out around £20m - but West Brom will be looking beyond that figure, in a market inflated by the new TV deal.
If necessary, West Brom's owner Jeremy Peace will just let Berahino's contract run down until it expires next summer, then see what fee a tribunal sets. But a parting of the ways is more likely before the end of this current transfer window.
Two arrests over 'fake' £20 notespublished at 16:41 British Summer Time 18 July 2016
Ros Chimes
Reporter, BBC Radio Stoke
Two men have been arrested on suspicion of fraud offences in the Staffordshire Moorlands.
Image source, PA
Staffordshire Police say over the weekend suspected forged £20 notes were used to buy low value items at pubs, external and shops across the area including in Leek and Froghall.
The force says a 19 and 24-year-old from Leicester were arrested in Leek yesterday and released on bail.
Elderly man seriously hurt in Stone crashpublished at 16:33 British Summer Time 18 July 2016
Lee Thomas
Newsreader, BBC Radio Stoke
An elderly man's suffered serious chest injuries this afternoon in a two-car crash in Staffordshire.
Image source, Google
Staffordshire Police, external say they had to shut the A34 around Stone after the collision southbound near the Aston roundabout.
The force says the man was taken to the Royal Stoke University Hospital after the crash between a Rover and a Porsche.
Acid spillage closes M6 motorway near Coleshillpublished at 16:24 British Summer Time 18 July 2016
Tamworth Herald
A spillage of sulphuric acid closed the M6 motorway at Coleshill , externalthis morning.
Image source, Tamworth Herald
M6 delays: Three lanes remain shut for emergency repairspublished at 16:14 British Summer Time 18 July 2016
BBC Travel
There are still heavy delays on the M6 northbound in Staffordshire as we head into rush hour with Highways England saying three lanes remain shut between junctions 12 and 13.
They say they're doing emergency repairs to around 100m (328ft) of carriageway which was "damaged by a diesel spillage this morning".
Congestion is back to J10 for Wolverhampton.
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Watch: Tonight and tomorrow's weather for Stoke and Staffordshirepublished at 16:07 British Summer Time 18 July 2016
Charlie Slater
BBC Weather presenter
For a weather forecast at any other time, get the latest off the BBC Weather website.
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What's the weather got in store?
Football: Stoke City play down captain's latest back injurypublished at 15:51 British Summer Time 18 July 2016
Matt Sandoz
Stoke City commentator, BBC Radio Stoke
Stoke City's assistant manager Mark Bowen says fans shouldn't be concerned by Ryan Shawcross's latest back injury.
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The Potters captain fell awkwardly in training and missed Saturday's 3-0 friendly defeat at Burton Albion.
But Bowen says it's a minor problem and fans don't need to worry.
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It was nothing to do with his old injury, just a little tweak in his back and, as far as we are aware, he should be fit to train next week and obviously in the frame for Preston North End."
Mark Bowen, Stoke City's assistant manager
Call to be careful with water consumptionpublished at 15:36 British Summer Time 18 July 2016
Water restrictions are not on the cards during the hot weather, say Severn Trent, but the company is encouraging customers to be careful with consumption.
Severn Trent say they've been able to balance out supplies by moving water across the region, helped by last month's rainfall, which filled local reservoirs back up to healthy levels.
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Earlier machine warnings for gamblers in Staffordshire and Cheshirepublished at 15:26 British Summer Time 18 July 2016
Lucy King
News Editor, BBC Radio Stoke
Gamblers in Staffordshire and Cheshire are, from today, getting earlier warnings if they're using fixed-odds betting machines about how much they've spent.
A system used to be in place to warn users after they had spent half an hour at a machine or £250.
Now, the Association of British Bookmakers says the new mandatory alerts have been revised to 20 minutes and £150.
It is part of Gamble Aware Week, external - the industry's campaign to encourage safe and responsible gambling.
Met office - Burton and South Derbyshire hotter than Hawaiipublished at 15:14 British Summer Time 18 July 2016
Burton Mail
Elderly people in Burton and South Derbyshire are being urged to take extra care this week as a mini-heatwave, external is set to bring the highest temperatures of the year.
Image source, Burton Mail
New winger on way to Crewe - Davispublished at 15:09 British Summer Time 18 July 2016
Crewe Alexandra manager Steve Davis says the League Two club are set to sign a new winger.
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BBC Weather Watcher picture: 'Amazing' clouds in Staffordshirepublished at 14:49 British Summer Time 18 July 2016
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These amazing clouds were photographed in Newcastle-under-Lyme by BBC Weather Watcher Juelcontrol.
Our weather watchers are volunteers who update us on the forecast from where they are and you can sign up to be one too on the website.
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Picture: New first for Cheshire zoopublished at 14:34 British Summer Time 18 July 2016
The latest new arrival at Chester Zoo in Cheshire's been revealed as a Malayan tapir calf.
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Stafford's Post House in voluntary liquidationpublished at 14:21 British Summer Time 18 July 2016
Emma Thomas
Journalist, BBC Radio Stoke
Stafford's historic Post House venue has closed to the public after going into voluntary liquidation. , external
The 18th Century building was renovated as a restaurant, nightclub and wedding venue in 2011.
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A statement on its Facebook page says customers seeking refunds for recent bookings should contact the administrators.
The management blame "unresolved issues" in saying they're not going to continue the business.
Record cheese entries for international awards in Nantwichpublished at 14:04 British Summer Time 18 July 2016
Nantwich News
The world’s largest marquee will house a record-breaking number of entries, external at the International Cheese Awards in Nantwich.
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'Worryingly he runs like Robbie Savage'published at 13:50 British Summer Time 18 July 2016
Burton Albion signing Jackson Irvine has an 'awkward run', reminiscent of Robbie Savage, says boss Nigel Clough.
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Severe weather could bring flash flooding: Met Officepublished at 13:45 British Summer Time 18 July 2016
BBC Weather
The Met Office says hot weather could bring severe thunderstorms to the West Midlands on Tuesday and Wednesday., external
It says there's a risk of flash flooding, frequent lightning, hail and strong winds, with disruption to power also possible.
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Travel: Lane reopens on M6 near Cannock as resurfacing work continuespublished at 13:37 British Summer Time 18 July 2016
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A lane has been reopened, Highways England say, between junctions 12 and 13 where emergency resurfacing work's taking place.
It's after the fuel spillage this morning near Cannock.
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